SONG OF THE DAY
“Bibi” by Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko (Africa to Appalachia, self-released, 2008).
INTERESTING FACTS (from wikipedia)
– Jayme Stone is a Canadian banjoist and composer who was formerly in the jazz and roots group Tricycle.
– His solo album The Utmost won the 2008 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.
– With Mansa Sissoko, he won the 2009 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year for their album Africa to Appalachia.
– He has studied with Béla Fleck and with Fleck’s teacher, Tony Trischka.
– Stone traveled to Mali in 2007 to learn about the banjo’s African roots, and subsequently released a bluegrass/African fusion album called Africa to Appalachia in June 2008.
– Canadian journalist Brianna Goldberg produced a radio documentary about the making of the album, which aired on CBC Radio One.